Drake’s short hop to Hamilton comes after his ‘Iceman’ album release week

Drake flew from Toronto Pearson International Airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport on May 25, 2026, a short 25-minute hop aboard his Boeing 767-200ER, Air Drake (N767CJ). The flight departed just before 2 a.m. and arrived at the rapper's Ontario home base less than a half-hour later.

The brief repositioning flight comes at the tail end of a massive promotional push for Drake’s ninth studio album, “Iceman,” which dropped on May 15, 2026, per CBC News. The preceding week was marked by a series of over-the-top stunts in Toronto — a controlled explosion at Downsview Park tied to a music video shoot that rattled residents, a frozen CN Tower projection display, and a giant ice installation downtown that drew hundreds of fans and police crowd control. Earlier flights recorded by the aircraft included trips between the same airports as well as a hop to Montreal on May 22, suggesting Drake has been moving between his recording sessions and album events in the Toronto area.

Drake’s decision to land at Hamilton rather than Toronto Pearson aligns with his established pattern: the rapper, whose full name is Aubrey Graham, bases Air Drake out of CYHM. The 767-200ER underwent a comprehensive refurbishment earlier this year, per a Simple Flying report from July 2025, and returned to service to support the promotional blitz surrounding “Iceman.” The flight is likely a simple redeployment of the aircraft back to its hangar after a week of high-profile album activity.